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THE PRINCE'S VISIT, TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

0.00; .m.-Display of daylight fireworks

::on arrival of H.M.S. Renown. 1.30 am.-H. E. the Governor goes on Board the Benotes to pay his official

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call.

9.60 H.R.H. the Prince of Wales leaves the Renown in his barge, 10.00 am.-H.R.H. lands at Blake Pier, 10.00

Inspection of Guard of Honour and prosentation of officials H. R. E. the Water to the Pavilion: Presentation of Addresses in the

SPORT

LAWA.. TEMMELS,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 6TE 1993.

YESTERDAY'S MATCHES,

A large number of spectators watched the match in the Open Championship Singles on the Club ground yesterday between 8. A. Rumjuhn and 8. H. Ismail,

WHEN NEIGHBOURS FALL

TOUT

YEAR OF ILL OMEN IN CHINA.

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SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS MADE IN AMERICAN PROTEST AGAINST.

WITHDRAWAL OF TROOFS.

COURT.

Allegations, of the murder of two Chinese children, were made at the Magistracy, before Mr. Lindsell, by the

A STRIKING LETTER. The American Chamber of Commerce in Tientsin, at a meeting held last week, revolved to protest to Congress against the withdrawal of the American troops from Tientsin, and it was resolved to a proceeds, in the special chair, vid and put up a very keen fight; what and they were charged with aasaulting for the co-operation of other American!

they lacked in finesse they made up for another man and his wife. The delead Chambers throughout China in such pro in activity and enthusias

ants said the trouble started about a year test Unfortunately, in the fourth sat, Rumago, when the complainants' daughter, 12 jahn, who was leading by two sets to one, years of age. Killed the defendants' newly- showed signs of distress and had to be born baby whilst carrying it in the The child, on returning to the treated for cramp in the leg. He pluckily street. continued to play and lost the set by sir defendauts' home, was chastised. games to four, which put both playars on level terms. At this stage play ceased for the night. The game will probably be finished on on Monday next.

the winner of which will have to meet complainants and defendants is an assault

yesterday. M. W. Lo-last year's runner in the case,

The defendants are a married couple third round. Both players are youngsteri

Pavilion.

11.30 am. (about).-ERE will go in proccasion, in the chair through Chatar Road, up Pedder Street, along Queen's Road and up Garden Road to Government House. B.R.H. will inspect boy scouts and girl

gdes at Government House 9.30 p.m.-H.R.H.

receives ex-Service men and officers of the Mercantile Marine at Government House, (if wet, in the Pavilion). 3.30 p.m.-H.R.H. will proceed by motor-

car to the Polo ground. 4.00 p.m.-H.R.H. takes part in a six-

chukka polo game.

Govern-

9.30 p.m.-H.R.H. motors to Blake Pier and boards the Stanley to view the

8.00 p.m.-Official Banquet at

ment House.

illuminations.

Display of fireworks from the water. 10.30 p.m.-Chinese Fish Lantern proces

sion passes the Prince's Pavilion. THE FINAL PREPARATIONS. Yesterday was spent in completing the decoration of the Colony for the visit of

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and familiar buildings were quite transformed as the day went on. In the Pavilion final re- hearsals were proceeding and in the morning the right coolies who will carry the Prince's chair went over the route to cosure that they knew exactly what to do Showers at tifin time, and mists on the hills descending lower than ever. cinsed general consternation and the fragile Japanese lanterns were got in again at many places. However, the weather forecast is not by any mean8 bopeless, "Overcast with easterly winds"

yesterday's play it is hard to say who will win, though if Rumjaho's leg is allright by Monday he may just scramble homé.

Neither players are hard hitters, but they certainly play pretty tennis and some their rallies are as good as any seen f on the Courts during the tournament, though both have something to learn yet in the art of smashing.

"Yesterday's results:—

In the course of the proceedings of the Chamber the following striking letter was read from Mr. B. H. Maclay, an American resident of Tientsin:-

Tientsin, March 26th. The complainants stated that their GENTLEMEN,- have been greatly start- daughter, the one who carried the baby, led at hearing that our Government pro- died sometime later as the result of from Tientsia and Peking, Our Govera poses to withdraw the American_troope

poisoning. They stated that the defend (mant, hás course, taken this step in defer- anty were responsible for their daughter's epics to the wave of economy which is now sweeping over the warld, and manifestly death.

does not yet realize the acriousness of the position at present rapidly demoping in Clit, and is unacquainted with the precipitate rebellio and revelations in ineradicable superstitions which generally

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Later the two couples met in the street and quarrelled. The female complainant alleged that the female defendant attacked her with a slipper.

The Magistrate, commenting OD the allegations, said, "that is a frightful tragedy." He then asked the complain ants why they had not reported the matter to the police. They replied that! Open Championship Singles.-O. Bum-they were new-comers to the Colony and jahn beat J. B. Penman, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-3. that they did not know the procedure,

Club Championship. Capt. P. H.

The Magistrate: Oh, "So you didn't Capt. Davies thus caters the semi-final.know what the police were in the streets

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Davies bens A. B Haworth, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4.

Handicap Singles "B."-E. J. Leader- beat C. B. Brown, 6-4, 6-0, K. W. Lane, walk over from C. Y. Mask.

Handicap Doubles-A. Brearley and H. E. Smith (12/6) beat C. C. Stark and B. D. C. Morgan (†5/6), 6-4, 6-4.

Mixed Doubles V. M. Graybarn and Mrs. Grayburn (†4/6) beat Major O Willson and Mrs. Bowden Smith (-15), 6-1, 6-2.

CRICKET.

C.S.C.C. A"'. R.G.A.

this country.

It so happens that this is an intercalary year (two sth moons), and there has ever Chinese masses that these are years of been a deep rooted superstition among the ill-angury, ami to be dremtid.

Working upon this superstit on, the mobs of hoodium and the rabble known as Chinese soldiery patiently await an intercalary year to break out and have their day in pillage and murder. They consider that it is but their due that they should occasionally have their day! The Baxer year of 1900. was an inter calary, the riffaff took advantage of The Magistrate bound over both the their chance, they made special efforts defendants and complainants to keep the to brew disturbances, and the trouble

livce. peace for six months on a surety of $50 we'd nigh costing all of us dar

for?

Female Complainant: No.

each.

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ROBBERY IN EUROPEAN KOWLOON. SHROFF ATTACKED IN BROAD DAY- LIGHT NEAR PRAT'S BUILDING.

A daring armed robbery took place in

The following will represent the Civil broad daylight hear Prat's Buildings, at any rate means relief from the damp, nirless calm of the last few days, which Service Cricket Club on the C.S.C.C. Kowloon, on Tuesday. A shroff, belong would make participation in a great as-ground at 2.15 p.m., on Saturday:-G. Bing to the Spanish Dominican Procuration semblage at the Pavilion a trying experi- Sayer (capt.), E. B. Reed, W. E for Missions, was attacked by four men once for all concerned and give the Prince Edmonds, F. J. Ling, E C. Fischer, A and robbed of $743, the property of the

worse opinion of the Hongkong E. Wood, R. C. Witchell, D. E. Strange, mission,

F. H. Hokiman, F. J. du Rome, E. W. climate that perhaps it deserves.

Hamilton. POLO MATCH TO BE EARLIER.

CHANGE IN THE "RENOWN" TEASE":

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A message was received, yesterday, from the H.M. Zenon, stating that H.R.H.

The most alarming feature about the present year is that the stormcloud is stendily developing in March which is far earlier than i did in the Boxer year. Nothing but the presence of foreign troops can Eeep serious troubles from gravitat ing towards Tientsin.

The riftraff elements will generally aim to avoid coming in contact with foreign troops.

Chinese troops cannot protect us, and for Chinese troops the riftra care ne- thing anyway, for they will amalgamate riffraff, and the "riffraft are the Chinese with them. The Chinese, troops are the troops-one and same material. It is idle to argue that the Government will order There is practically no Chinese Govern- the Chinese troops to protect us. ment at present-a 'myth, a travesty. It it appears that the shroff, who had us orders, but no one obeys. It hurls fulminations, but no one is terrified. been collecting accounts during the day. The whole nation is in process of disin was stopped on the back stair-case of Notegration and there is no real authority LEC, 18 XI. 4. UNIVERSITY.

anywhere. 3, Prat Avenue by the men, who were The following will represent the I.R.C. armed. After severely mauling him they XI. in their league match against tied a bandage round the man's eyes and University on the latter's, ground

the shroff's pocket, which contained the Saturday, at 2.15 p.m.-A. & Arculled him. Two purses were taken from (capt.), A. H. Rilmjahn, S. H. Ismail,

preceeds of his collection. After tying

the Prince of Wales desires that the polo match should start at 4 o'clock instead of

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Even the Generals "are likely to be shot any day by their soldiers should they ven- turen issue orders distasteful to their

protect foreigners. oldiers; such na risking their lives to

4.30 p.m. This will not involve any S. D. Ismail, S. A Ismail, J. 8. Gur-the shroff to the staircase the robberation among the masses of being possessed alteration in the time of the ex-service reem, 8, à. R. Ismail, O. Ismail, A. men's Garden Party nor any shortening Madar, N. B. Kitchell and D. Rumbolted. Mr. Hyde, hearing, the scuffle of the affair, which was expected to last about an hour. HR.H. will leave for the

polo ground at about half-past-three o'clock

jahn. Reserve: D. Mahomed.

H.K.C.C. THE NAVY.

The following will represent the B.K.

Their preferences would be entirely for looting and murdering foreigners, for foreigners unfortunately have the reputa of immense wealth, and foreign Conces room above, rushed down the sions would therefore be specially singled staircase and released the shroff. The out for attack." reibers had disappeared by this time, and up to the present have not been traced.

from a

MÜRDERER, EXECUTED.

Ho Fat, the Wanchai Chinesa glass- rad amok in Belcher

It is also notified from the Renown C.C. against the Navy on the Club that, owing to an accident, Capt. E D. ground next Saturday, at 12.15 p.m.- Metcalfe will not able to play polo. The T. E. Pearce (capt.), C. Blater, L. J. Renown team will now consist, of H.R.H. Davies, Capt. E. R. S. Dods, Capt. E the Prince of Wales, Lieut. the Hon. Le Fleming, E. G. Lammert, F. C. blower, who Bruce A. A. Ogilvy, Lieut. Lord Louis Miller E. J. R. Mitchell, Owen Street on January 19th and murdered a Mountbatten, R.N., and Lieut.-Commandez Hughes, D. B. Peat and R. E. A Websan and seriously wounded four others, Bowlby.

The public should be on the ground by

·3.45 p.m.

2

DRESS FOR THE RACE MEETING.

The correct wear for men at the Baca

ter.

DEATH OF THE REV. JOHN MACGOWAN,

...

OVER 50 YEARS IN CHINA,

Under these grave circumstancs, I deem it of the utmost importance that the Chamber should take early action to avert the proposed withdrawal of the American troops from Tientsin and Peking until the permanent establishment in China of something that can truthfully be designated a Government.

Mr. Hilton Young (Secretary to the Treasury), replying recently in the House was executed at Victoria Gaol, ýesterday of Commons to a question by Mr. Forrest, morning at daylight.. The usual death said that the revenue derived from China enquiry was held at the Gaol later in the tea in the past three years has been:- 1920, £170,000; 1921, day.

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£921,000; 1919, £236,000..

Wilberforce Tribe, of B.M. Consular The engagement is announced of Keith

The man was sentenced to death on March 6th at the Criminal Sessions by the Chief Justice (Sir William Beer Service in China, elder son of Mr. and

Meeting, to-morrow, will be lounge suits.

"ROUTE TO THE PAVILION. A cable was received at Shanghai Davies).

The route taken by the Prince to-day from Blake Pier to the Pavilion will be direct along the Praya and not na atated an the official programmë.

Mra. W. N. Tribe, of Stoke Bishop, Bristol, to Grace, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs. A. H. Riseley, of Clifton, Bristol The wedding will take place at

last week by the China Advisory Council of the London Missionary Society announcing the death on March THE INHERENT RIGHT OF A JUDGE. Clifton, 17th of the Rev. John Macgowan, the well-known missionary. Mr. Macgowan reached Shanghai in 1859, and in 1863 was transferred to the Amoy. Mission. In that district he worked enthusiasti- cally among the Chinese and built up many self-supporting churches.

Ho was a man of great literary gifta;

In view of a recent incident in the Supreme Court the following extract from a report of the. Feel case will not be without local interest:m

tice Darling wished the witness Dow to When the prosecution closed Mr. Jus- be called.

Probably, says a Shanghai contempor ary in no place in the world is the formation of societies such a popular pastime as in China. In. Shanghai alone

behind hand. One of the latest efforts in they are reputed to grew up at the rate of two or three a week, nor is Peking this direction there is by Government employees, who have formed a body bear- ing the title of Society for the Preven Mr. Justice Darling asserted that it was tion of Salaries Being Unpaid. It is said to be extremely popular, and there was witness in the interests of truth, but he a speedy enrolment of members at the first meeting. The information has not waived the right.

yet been vouchsafed as to how it is to operate towards the attainment of its

The defence contended that the pro- secution had ended.

Petang of the at Singapore. The his history of China and other works the inherent right of a judge to call a

the

THEFT FROM THE "DILWARA

AT SINGAPORE, The theft of £600 took place from the P.&O. steamer Dilwara during the night of the 20th

it would appear, kept savings of

of some of the crew and had having had wide circulation. After over collected £500 on the arrival of the Dil- 60 years of service in China, he retired a wara from Rangoon. During the night, few years ago. Until recently he was in a friend of the serang's came aboard and vigorous heaath, constantly preaching and slept in the cabin. About midnight, ona

A correspondent of a London evening of the firstian heard the rattling of coin, lecturing in the interests of the Chino

paper says that at his club the other day the

Of Capt. Henry E. Grace who has been and on getting up saw the serang's friend Mission

conversation turned on the disadvantages selected to succeed Commodors William standing in a sampan, lying alongside the thip, and from whose waistcloth coins

During his residence in China, observes of living in the tropics, and one of the Bowden-Smith, C.B.E., ns Commodorin much to the mod's the N.-C. Daily News, he was extremely speakers pooh-poohed the idea that life Charge at Hongkong, with effect from sternation

was abortened thereby. "I know scores April 28th next, a correspondent in a The serang was informed popular as well with Chinese as foreigners of people," be declared, and effected his friend's arrest. Accused

who could re Home paper writes: The new Commodore was produced in Court next day but tha and his open-minded mission work will fute such an allegation. There are three joined the Royal Navy in January, 1BOND, hearing was postponed for a day, bail long be remembered. He was a talented particular, old friends of mine, who took five firsts" at his examination for fixed at £600 Col

are living in London at this moment lieutenant, which rank be reached in 1893 writer," and his descriptions of life in all distinguished engineers, who have by special promotion, specialised in It is mentioned in a Straits contem- porary that the Dilwara is said to be China, especially in his books. Lights spent many years of their lives in India.nery, got the rank of commander in 1000, awaiting orders as to where she is to pro-and Shadows of Chinese Life and One is Sir Gullford Molesworth, and captain in the last day of December, ced to make this word dat 408 Chinese Folks Lore" are so picturesque railway engineersit the second in Sir mand of the battleship Nets Zan be

nonagenarian, the Nestor of Indian 1015. Captain Grace was second in com good

which has done duty for. many years both be a passenger lider anil and conversational as to engage the Bradford Leslie, born in 1838, and pupil the war opened in 1914, and he served as a transport; is to be sold by the R. & attention of the man in-the-street and of the great Brunnel; the third is Ernest with that ship in the Grand Fleet till ha O. Company She 1.na originally, built

Benedict-now in his eighty-fourth year who also was asaciated with Brannel. All three enjoy fairly good health.”

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for, and sorred for many years in, the magazine reader as well in those who dive British India Company's marvita. Jord deeply into Chinese affairn."

was promoted "captain, after which he commanded a light cruiser for some time in the North Sea and elsewhere.

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